Pleasedontbanmeagain
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I don't think it was because it would make her "depressed"...I think she probably didn't want to go to an area like that for the same reason a married woman wouldn't want to go to the South Bronx for a picnic.
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I don't think it was because it would make her "depressed"...I think she probably didn't want to go to an area like that for the same reason a married woman wouldn't want to go to the South Bronx for a picnic.
Because I don't want to accuse someone of spouting a constant stream of racist innuendo without being sure that is their intent. I serve on the Board of Directors of a Bronx based community agency, just left the faculty of a Bronx based medical school, and still volunteer at a Bronx located hospital, these involvements having given me the opportunity to meet some of the best and worst people of that fair borough. If Resurrection of Joe (I couldn't make myself follow the misspelling) is commenting on the co-location of criminality with low SES and traumatized families, that's one thing. If he is suggesting that people who don't look exactly like him or have his cultural particulars are a greater threat to women at picnics, that is an entirely different matter.
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Actually it was the second game that John Thompson had the t-shirt on that replicated the sweater. That game ended our winning streak. It was the BE Tourny Title Game (the third game played that year) that Coach C. came out with the white towels pinned together in response.
It is indeed, but my father was a St. John's fan so I picked it up from a young age. That was NY's team after all. Going to UConn I never changed my allegiance. Many will remember I used to walk around campus and even into Gampel Pavilion with St. John's gear on. Once I was almost mugged in front of Gampel lol. I was there for the 2004 championship and finished my masters just before they won again in 2011. Been back in NYC and don't ever plan on leaving again lol. Luckily I've been able to convert my fiance who is also a UConn grad into a St. John's fan also. She was sad when Garrett transferred lol
Pleasedontbanmeagain
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Please explain? Simple as this: would you want your daughter or wife walking around a 3rd world country or notorious inner city areas like the South BX, East New York, Brownsville, etc? Do I really have to say why? If so that's troubling but here it goes: your odds of being raped, assaulted, mugged, stabbed, shot, etc. skyrocket. I'm not sure when protecting your wife or daughter became "racist", but if that's the current criteria in that word's everchanging definition, then yes I am a full-fledged racist.
ManhattAn1
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Can we keep this thread on point.
Pleasedontbanmeagain
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Fine with me, was just responding to a request made.
JackofVirginia
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One point win over G'town in Jan which propelled us to #1 ranking was actually on the road. they then beat us twice in MSG and for the third time in Final 4.
Attended all MSG games. Had to leave early from one of the G'town games which started at 9pm, went on to catch last LIRR train to Ronkonkoma. That made our lost even worse.
I know it's almost a week ago now but just read through the D'Angelo FG% debate. Enjoyed it and wanted to chime in.
Dee is career 38.4% from the field, 34.2% from 3, 78.8% from the line. Hardly the type of efficiency you want from a 2, but far from team-crippling either. We'd all like to see those percentages go up, but that can be said for most everybody on this team last year save Jakarr, Dom, and CJ (all of whom do a lot of their work close to the rim).
The key analysis is the percentages relative to the role. It's not an apples to apples comparison, but Russell Westbrook is a volume shooter with an average FG% for his career (43%) and an atrocious 3P% (30%). Much gets made of how much he shoots at those percentages, especially with one of the best and most efficient scorers in the NBA on the same team.
The only person you never hear complain? Durant, who seems to genuinely enjoy playing with him to boot. He knows better than anybody that all the pressure Westbrook puts on the opposing defense with his hyper-attack style only makes his life easier. In many ways Westbrook's style of play - which comes with some inherent inefficiency - helps Durant's efficiency. You can't look at a player (and his percentages) in a vaccum and instead have to consider the overall team impact.
I know Westbrook does a lot of things D'Angelo doesn't or at least hasn't, which is why it's far from a perfect comparison. But D'Angelo plays a similar role for this team in that he has an incredible ability to put pressure on the defense with his style of play. Last year he was really the only guy that could do that for us from the perimeter, which resulted in (sometimes way) more bad shots than you'd like. With Jordan and a healthy Branch and Greene we should have more with that capability, which should take some of the burden off of Dee and help him become a more efficient scorer (by the @Georgetown game last year, it was beyond clear that every coach in the conference knew if you cut off Harrison SJU could not win, and our record after his suspension proved that a valid strategy).
But even with the increased options we need Harrison to play his game. Absolutely, I'd like to see him get up in the low 40%s overall and be more consistently in the mid 30%s from 3. But really that's nickel diming; we're talking about 3-5 made shots out of every 100. While that can make a difference, I believe it's worth the tradeoff to have a player who draws a lot of attention from opposing defenses and in doing so opens things up for others (not to mention getting near 20 or more himself most nights, which is no small bonus). We haven't had the personnel to fully take advantage of that, which has created a circular issue in that Harrison forces more. Now that we do I think it should result in a more controlled attack from Harrison (even if it still involves higher shot totals at average-ish percentages) and a more balanced attack from the team.
Sorry for the length, but I think the % issue gets overplayed when it's close. The difference between a PF shooting 35% and 50% can hurt you. A 2 going high 38% when you'd like him at 42-43% is less statistically significant in a 30 game college season. More important is the style of play, if that player is causing defenses to react, and if the shots are in-offense. I think that will be the important piece to watch with Dee this year, and if executed effectively could be a huge element in making this team go offensively this year (something clearly lacking last year).
Dee is career 38.4% from the field, 34.2% from 3, 78.8% from the line. Hardly the type of efficiency you want from a 2, but far from team-crippling either. We'd all like to see those percentages go up, but that can be said for most everybody on this team last year save Jakarr, Dom, and CJ (all of whom do a lot of their work close to the rim).
The key analysis is the percentages relative to the role. It's not an apples to apples comparison, but Russell Westbrook is a volume shooter with an average FG% for his career (43%) and an atrocious 3P% (30%). Much gets made of how much he shoots at those percentages, especially with one of the best and most efficient scorers in the NBA on the same team.
The only person you never hear complain? Durant, who seems to genuinely enjoy playing with him to boot. He knows better than anybody that all the pressure Westbrook puts on the opposing defense with his hyper-attack style only makes his life easier. In many ways Westbrook's style of play - which comes with some inherent inefficiency - helps Durant's efficiency. You can't look at a player (and his percentages) in a vaccum and instead have to consider the overall team impact.
I know Westbrook does a lot of things D'Angelo doesn't or at least hasn't, which is why it's far from a perfect comparison. But D'Angelo plays a similar role for this team in that he has an incredible ability to put pressure on the defense with his style of play. Last year he was really the only guy that could do that for us from the perimeter, which resulted in (sometimes way) more bad shots than you'd like. With Jordan and a healthy Branch and Greene we should have more with that capability, which should take some of the burden off of Dee and help him become a more efficient scorer (by the @Georgetown game last year, it was beyond clear that every coach in the conference knew if you cut off Harrison SJU could not win, and our record after his suspension proved that a valid strategy).
But even with the increased options we need Harrison to play his game. Absolutely, I'd like to see him get up in the low 40%s overall and be more consistently in the mid 30%s from 3. But really that's nickel diming; we're talking about 3-5 made shots out of every 100. While that can make a difference, I believe it's worth the tradeoff to have a player who draws a lot of attention from opposing defenses and in doing so opens things up for others (not to mention getting near 20 or more himself most nights, which is no small bonus). We haven't had the personnel to fully take advantage of that, which has created a circular issue in that Harrison forces more. Now that we do I think it should result in a more controlled attack from Harrison (even if it still involves higher shot totals at average-ish percentages) and a more balanced attack from the team.
Sorry for the length, but I think the % issue gets overplayed when it's close. The difference between a PF shooting 35% and 50% can hurt you. A 2 going high 38% when you'd like him at 42-43% is less statistically significant in a 30 game college season. More important is the style of play, if that player is causing defenses to react, and if the shots are in-offense. I think that will be the important piece to watch with Dee this year, and if executed effectively could be a huge element in making this team go offensively this year (something clearly lacking last year).